Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/3425

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123STA T . 3 405PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 200 9Lank a , n odef en s ee xp o rtlic ense m a yb e iss u ed, and no military e q uipment or tec h nolo g y shall be sold or transferred to S ri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this A ct or any other Act, until the Secretary of State certifies to the C ommittees on Appropriations that the G o v ernment of Sri Lanka —(1) is suspending and bringing to j ustice members of the military w ho have been credibly alleged to have violated inter - nationally recogni z ed human rights or international humani- tarian law

and ( 2 ) is respecting internationally recognized human rights, including the right of due process and freedoms of the press, association and assembly; ( 3 ) is treating internally displaced persons in accordance with international standards, including by guaranteeing their freedom of movement, providing access to conflict-affected areas and populations by humanitarian organizations and journalists, and accounting for persons detained in the conflict; and ( 4 ) is implementing policies to promote reconciliation and justice including devolution of power as provided for in the Constitution of Sri Lanka . (c) EXCEPTION .—Subsection (b) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining. (d) US EO FFU N D S.— I f the Secretary makes the certification required in subsection (b), funds appropriated under the heading ‘ ‘Foreign M ilitary Financing P rogram ’ ’ that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment and training of T amils into the Sri Lankan military, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel. (e) R EST R ICTION ON MU L TIL A TERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive D irectors of the international financial institutions (as defined in section 1 70 1(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 2 6 2r(c)(2))) to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the requirements in subsection (b)(3). INTERNATIONAL M ONETAR Y FUND PRO V ISIONS SEC. 70 9 0. (a) O PPOSITION TO H ARD CURRENCY FOR SDRS RECEIVED B Y TERRORIST COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision by the Fund of United States dollars, euros, or J apanese yen to any country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, in exchange for any Special Drawing Rights received by the country pursuant to the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as described in section 64 of the B retton W oods Agreements Act. Det e rmina ti o n .C erti f i c ation.